It was near dawn and La Nativité, a rickety 30-ft. wooden sailboat
crammed with 63 Haitian refugees, was bobbing to ward the Florida coast
near Fort Lauderdale. Winds of up to 30 m.p.h. lashed the sea, and
waves as high as 5 ft. swept over the homemade vessel. Less than 60
yds. from land, La Nativité was suddenly swamped and its passengers spilled
into the sea. Only when survivors, dazed and tearful, were spotted
wandering the high way near the wealthy town of Hillsboro Beach...